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The 'Forteviot' under sail [PRG 1373/6/78] • Photograph

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Summary

The four masted steel barque 'Forteviot', 3145 tons, under sail [steel 4 mast barque, 3145 tons, ON97884, 317.3 x 46.0 x 25.2. Built 1891 (8) WH Potter and Sons, Liverpool. Owners: Steel Sailing Ship Forteviot Ltd. (Macvicar, Marshall and Co.) registered Liverpool c.1911 renamed 'Werner Vinnen'. Captured at sea in September 1914 and condemned as a war prize and renamed 'Yawry'. Renamed 'Bellands' in 1916. Sold in 1922 to Norwegians and renamed 'Yavry (?) and broken up in 1925. This change is quoted by Lubbock however it is not shown in Lloyds] [steel auxiliary screw 5 mast schooner, 1859 gross, 1548 net tons. 261.5 x 44.4 x 19.2. Built 1922 Fred Krupp AG Kiel. Owners: FA Vinnen and Co., registered Bremen].

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.6 cm x 28.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1910

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Forteviot (Ship)
Werner Vinnen (Ship)
Yawry (Ship)
Yavry (Ship)
Bellands (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by McVicar, Marshall and Co., Liverpool.

This image is from the A.D. Edwardes Collection of about 8,000 photographs, mostly of sailing ships from around the world, taken between about 1865 and 1920. Mounted in 91 albums, the photographs are arranged by country of ownership, with some special volumes such as 'Shipping at Port Adelaide' and 'South Australian outports'. Additional information, giving the history of the ships where known, has been provided by maritime historian, Ron Parsons.

Digitisation information

Date

04/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,497 x 2,692 pixels (9.4 MP)

Size

28.26 MB

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